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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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